The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-26

found strip OF gas-b bearing land seventeen
acres can be obtained There is another field
between Greenfield and Anderson where 81 Oo0
acres be secured. The most exorbltant
10000 acres, and therefore the trust could OBJ
tain all the lands il could possibly use. Ine
farmers in Hamilton county were Impressed
with the Trust Company, and some when the
movement began broke off negotiations to
lease to other companies until the enterprise
As Mr. Potts had been often referred to in the
speeches the originator of the trust plan.
when he was introduced the enthusiasm was in
tense. He discairned any intention OF taking
unto himself the honor accorded him. There
were others to whom more credit should
be given, such Dir. Mckain, Mr..
Allen and Mr.. Conner. He had been told by
Mr. Claypooi that the trust had always been his
plan, the honor of conceiving il should belong
to several The fulfllment of the plan was to
come when the people were ready for II. Ii
simply required some one who had tine force of
his CONVICTIONS to give his time to it. He urged
the people to stand by the trust until their
houses warmed by it. They had been
blinded and SsaooIsd on the gas 6a OIs
happen to be but few weeks difference between
the gas supply of the two compa MES" he said.
Twill you wait for the Lrustl' He received his
answer in cons;d cradle applause. There Is no
fear now of any change in the ordinance. ne
remarked. The people have been saved 90 per
cent on cost OF fuel. and in i've years lndianep-
oils will have her natural gas at price not ex-
ceeding per cent.
VIM. P Fishback devoted the greatest part
OF his speech to characteristic de-. ,
of civilized society. he SAID, but
there is one place where they cannot be found.
grizzly bear dwell A monopolist is the Great
of civilized life He came in with the
smallpox and swallow-tail coat There have
always been men calculating how they can take
unto themselves the benefits God has given the
people. They were for pelf and the expanding
of their pockets with it In Henry Wis
time the wine merchants sought to monopoiize
that trade, although Parliament had passea
schedule OF prices, as the Indianapolis Council
did in regard to natural gas. But the people
finally compelled the merch ants to sell wine at
the rates prescribed. Needy kings had the
habit of issuing patents to certain men who
paid for them. There we're those who controlled
the starch. SOAP and coal trade but after a time
the carriage of Queen Bess's Prime Minister was
mobbed and she forced to revoke these ex-
traordinary privileges he was gag
SO much of this good old English
Of indianapolis. They have said that there shall
be monopoly of gas for them like unto that
the witches of Lapland hold in bottled ar In
danapolis is getting out of her swaddling
clothes. The city has been handled too long on
the knees of few rich men, She has cut her
teeth and does not propose to be cared for by
any man or set of men.
Mr. Fishback. referring to the coal pool of a
year ago. that tried to advance the price beyond
all reason, said that some of that pool were now
directors in the Indianapolis Natural-gas Com
pany. He once thought hat it the STANDARD
Oh Compsny came into the city under an open
ordinance it would be good thing. But others
thought differently, and In all the noise and
confusion Major Doxey appeared. He knew
great deal about the Doxey plan, for he did leg
WORK for It. It had one benefit however It
checked the Wheels and Doxey disap-
rsared. Why he did not know, but
he had his suspicious. After al /
the Standard WIS driven out and what hap
pened then2 The Standard people sold out to
the Indianapolis company, it was said. May be
they did. and may be they didn't But It will
do tell to the marines Perhaps 1t Is true,
for he had the Information from several reputa-
BILE gentlemen. The Indianapolis octopus"
then began to look down On little companies as
thoroughbred does on a low grade calf. Get
out of the way" it said, and then it began to in
timIdste the Council The Standard and the
indianapolis companies are in each others en-
brace The two octopuses are together, and
say to the trust, you have got the money, but
no business sense There not business
failure that could be credited to tho trusts di-
than the octopus he would favor sending them
to the School for Predetermined Youths
He told his auditors that they would have the
opportunity in a dav two to sign pledge to
take gas from the Trust Company In preference
to any other. He asked those who would sign
such pledge to stand up. and about five hun
dred responded with CHEERS. He then read the
following resolution, which was adopted by a
large majority of the 0o0 people rising to their
feet:
Whereas The people wish to be supplied with nat
ural the largest quantity and as soon as prac-
ticable. therefore,
dermen require of every company desiring to pipe our
for natural gas that it shall file with the city
clerk. part of the acceptance OF tie city ordi-
nance, a written agreement and stipulation that it
will permit all other naturagas companies and indi-
vduals who may wish to lay gas to the city to lay
mains and supplyppes its mains supply pipes
and rights of the city and elsewhere, provided
that the company individual asking such permits
sion shall tender bond with good security that they
will pay the actual damages caused thereby
Henry Clay Allen was the last speaker. The
movement, he said, had progressed far enough
to show that the people had faith in each other
They had worked shoulder to shoulder, but they
were only the halfway place It was now
necessary for every man to pay his subscription,
so that when the ten DAYS are up not single
subscriber shall be wanting Like Ex-Governor
Porter, he advised those VINO had not the money
ready at once borrow il to meet the assess
ment He called for three cheers for the News.
which had been largely instrumental in making
the trust a They were given with a
will Somebody then introduced resolution
thanking the editor of that paper for his great
assistance. It was adopted and the meeting ad-
journed.
Tonight and Monday evening. the Trust
Companys office, the Bank OF Commerce
building, on South Pennsylvania street, will be
open until o'clock to accommodate subscribers
who cannot pay their assessments during the
day.